Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf described the US as an untrustworthy party and stated there is no peace between the two countries. According to statements conveyed by Iranian state television, Ghalibaf also emphasized that his country will not officially recognize Israel.
Ghalibaf met with Mohammad Darwish, head of Hamas's leadership council, in Tehran on Sunday. During the meeting, he stated that Iran would provide missiles when needed and political support if necessary to Muslims and the resistance front. "We are not at peace with the US and we will not officially recognize Israel," Ghalibaf said, adding that they maintained the red lines they set in negotiations.
The Iranian Parliament Speaker defined the resistance front and Lebanon as one of his red lines. Promising to seriously follow the second phase of the peace process in Gaza, Ghalibaf also referred to the memorandum of understanding signed with the US under the mediation of Pakistan and Qatar. He claimed that Iran did not back down from its demand to stop the war against its allies and the resistance front in the region, and that the US was forced to recognize these elements.
Ghalibaf argued that full readiness for war is a prerequisite for strong negotiations. He claimed that if the US and Israel sense weakness in the spirit of resistance in Iran, they would resort to war. Emphasizing that diplomacy must be able to preserve military gains and make them permanent, Ghalibaf said the "enemy" understood that peace in the region and Lebanon could only be achieved through Iran.
Addressing regional countries, the Iranian Parliament Speaker stated that the US and the "Zionist entity" would not bring them security and strength. He said that security and economic development would only be possible through cooperation among regional countries.
Hamas leader Mohammad Darwish noted that the memorandum of understanding between Iran and the US was a victory for the resistance front. "Every clause of the memorandum is a victory for Iran and a defeat for the US," he said.
